Necktie-tying device.



A. Z. SNYDER.

NECKTIE TYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION r|LEDSEPT.21.19|e.

1,235,390, Patented July 31, 1917.

/ A. Z. Snyder AUGUST Z. SNYDER, 0F TURTLE GREEK, PENNSYLVANIA.

NECKTIE-TYING DEVICE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 197.

Application filed September 27, 1916. Serial No. 122,543.

To @ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that I, AUGUST Z. SNYDER, a subject of the King of England, residing at Turtle Creek, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Necktie- Tying Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for tying neckties of the our-in-hand type and supporting them in position for use in connection with a turn-down collar.

The object of the invention is to provide a device to facilitate the tying of the necktie, and to obviate the necessity of retying the same each time it is used.

A further object is to provide means for readily adjusting the tie in position upon the collar.

With the above objects in View the invention consists of a. holder formed of a single piece of spring wire, bent into shape to form a curved supporting member, a bar parallel with the supporting member for holding the tie oil from the collar, and a spring arm provided with a notch for engagement with the collar button.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a front elevation of the holder secured in position, the tie being shown thereon by dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a detached front elevation of the holder with the tie in position thereon;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the same;

Fig. A is a vertical sectional view illustrating the bar for supporting the tie from the rear and giving the knot a pulled appearance; and

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the holder.

The improved holder shown in the accompanying drawings consists of curved parallel members, forming a loop, comprising an upper tie supporting bar l and a lower parallel bar 2. The lower bar extends a sufficient distance to practically form a closed loop, one end of the loop being formed by a. curved continua-tion 3 of the member l. The wire is then bent to form an angularly disposed spring member 4l, and is formed with a notch 5. The triangular shaped member is provided with a free end 6.

In use, the knot is tied upon the bar l, the holder being concealed behind the knot as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. As illustrated in Figs. 3 and l, the bar 2 lies directly behind the knot, below the bar l, and acts to press the knot outward to prevent the tie from assuming a flat position against the front of the collar. As shown in Fig. l, the holder is secured in position by passing' the ends of the loop beneath the turn-down front of the collar and snapping the notch of the spring member 4L in position behind the collar button. The member 4 being provided with a free end and made of spring metal, is easily and quickly adjusted in position and securely held therein.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the invention provides a holder formed ot a single piece of bent wire, upon which the knot may be tied, and which permits of the tie being quickly adjusted to the collar.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A neck tie holder formed from a single piece of spring wire and comprising a curved member arranged to lie behind the tie, said member being bent lto form a substantially parallel tie supporting bar, slid bar being further bent to Jforni, together with the first mentioned bar, an open ended loop and a spring arm formed by a continuation of the -tie supporting bar, said arm being provided near its free end with a notch for engagement with the collar button.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

AUGUST Z.y SNYDER.

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